Swine Flu

In the light of the H1N1 virus, we would like to suggest the following precautionary measures for everyone training with us:

1. Do wash your hands with soap after visiting toilets (according to the New Paper poll, majority of people wash their hands but not with soap and most of them who don’t use soap happen to be male) or use a hand sanitiser.

2. Do wash your hands before and after class (since we do make physical contact during our training) and if you need to rinse (the showers are located in the basement and on the 9th floor of YMCA) before coming to class to smell better, you are strongly urged to do so (out of consideration for your fellow classmates and instructor).

3. If you are feeling unwell, we strongly advise you to rest in the comfort of your home (out of consideration again for your fellow classmates and instructor). We do not want to catch any viral nasties from anyone.

4. If you have a fever, you shouldn’t be training. Stay away from class until you get well.

5. If you have the sniffles, stay away from class until you are completely well. We are not training in open-air but in an air-con room that does get steamy (very conducive for bacterial breeding).

Caution: If you have chronic cough and it becomes an issue of personal hygiene for the rest of the class, we may ask you to go home and rest because it won’t be fair for everyone else to have to second guess themselves what they may be catching from you. So since we are an adult class, let’s all be considerate.

6. Parents, we do wish to make training time comfortable for your children. If your child is feeling unwell, has a fever or the sniffles, we would strongly advise you to let your child rest at home (out of consideration for the other children and the instructor).

7. Also, we would appreciate if you could have a personal hand sanitiser ready at hand (or with your domestic helper who is attending to your child) so that your child can use it before and after class as a personal hygiene measure. We rather be safe than sorry as the children’s hands will make contact with the floor as well as with one another during class and children tend to be more susceptible to infections.